Mark Deliduka

I finally got this one done! This is a model that has been sitting on my workbench for three years because the propeller assembly I'd done had disappeared. Well, this Friday at our Distressed Kit Auction, I found another kit exactly the same as this one; but missing the one side of the fuselage. I got the kit for a buck, and the next day at St. Crispin's Hobby Day, I finally got this model finished! Here it is, the 1/72 scale Revell P-39 Airacobra that I finally can call finished! Man, I'm so glad to finally get this hanger queen where it belongs: on the finished shelf next to all my other finished models! Thanks all for looking in, comments are welcome.

Yesterday I spent the day at St. Crispin's Hobby Day and managed to finish one model and get progress on two more. The completed one is in the Aircraft Forum, so feel free to check it out. Meanwhile, here is the progress I've made on the other two models. Here is the F-9F Panther all decaled up. Gonna have this one finished before too long: The other model I got ahead on is the Russian SA-10 Missile truck. All I have to do is ass the wheels and then it's a matter of weathering it since it had no decals: That's all for now. I got more coming up, including a couple new models I'm gonna get started on soon so stay tuned. Until then, comments are welcome and thanks all for looking in.

Thanks Mark! Now to finish a few more.

It's finished. This is my latest armor model finished; a two-inch-long French AML 90 armored car in 1/72 scale: I apologize for the pics. I was experimenting with a new camera and these didn't look as good as I hoped. I'll get some better ones up later. That's all for now. Comments are welcome.

Well, here it is a while later and I finally have something to show. First off, here is the PBY Catalina almost finished. A few more parts and she'll be done. The next pic of her you'll see will be the completed ones: Next I got the paint on the F-9F Panther. Next up: decals! I haven't only been working on aircraft. I manged to get paint on my SA-10 Missile truck. This is almost finished with assembly. The next pics you see of this will be the completed ones: That ain't much, but it's all I got to show for now. Thanks all for looking and comments are welcome.

Way back in 2007, I wanted to complete a full collection of civilian aircraft available in 1/72 scale. Back then, I had only one more aircraft to complete; the Cessna Skymaster, in order to achieve that goal. Then, three aircraft were stolen from me; setting me back a couple years. Fast Forward to 2010, and I have finally completed that goal. Here are the pics of my latest civilian aircraft finished. This is the Aurora Piper Cherokee in 1/72 scale. I thought I'd post them on the stands for fun. Here's the Piper Aztec all built now. Except for one wheel that came off soon after installation. I'm calling it done anyway, because God only knows when I'll be able to find/replace that wheel! The last plane I needed to complete was the Cessna Skymaster. Here she is in all her 'glory'! What a pain this one was to build! Yeah, her canopy is a bit 'frosted', I'll add another coat of Future to fix that. I'd had to clean something off and it clouded it. The Future will fix that straight away. And for fun, here is the whole collection of 1/72 scale civilian aircraft all in one big shot: Well, that's all my latest aircraft finished. I also completed an armored car as well. I've got it in the Armor Forum so feel free to go by and check it out. Meanwhile, thanks for looking and comments are welcome.

Ah, my favorite superhero! Awesome job Chris!

Wow Gil! That is some outstanding and quick work you've been doing! I am amazed watching these two models coming together so quickly. Beautiful job! As for getting da bear, I think he's ALWAYS chewing on me! Way to go on these Gil!

Welcome Tom. Although I never really left the Hobby, I know what you're talking about, Sometimes I also have difficulty learning a few new things. and usually have a tough time weathering myself. This is one of the best places to learn. You'll fit in well.

Amen to that Mark! And thanks for reminding me to pick up more clothespins.

Oh man, I would love to have both the halftrack and the Sherman book. Bit pricey for me right now. Still, great news, thanks for the heads up.

Beautiful job Mark! That is an awesome build. Now if only they made the Achilles in 1/72 scale, I'd be able to get four: One for Britain, one for France, one for Italy, and one for Israel. Oh well, maybe someday.

Thanks Pappy for the compliment and the term. Great info! I used Testor's Model Master Dark Green and then dry-brushed an olive drab over it in an attempt to give it a two-tone/faded look. A lighter drybrush using Panzer Dunklegelb brought out more highlights. Now to get a few more models finished.

Cool. Thanks Mark. I figured it only applied to LAV's and possibly HUMVEEs too,. I hadn't even considered the Hammerhead. I have a couple of those too. Thanks again for the reply. Now to try and get more done before the end of the year.

Thanks Aaron. Glad you like it. I'm looking forward to seeing your model built too. You gonna do the Hungarian version?

David, I like what I see. Great job. Your mottling is outstanding. Can't wait to see the wing fixes. Dick, nice job on your small scale armor. Detail was a bit tough to pick out in those pics, but what I could see what quite good. Welcome to my world. Now that you've done one, you know what I've been through 553 times already. I'll have a few more updates posted later of my weekend work.

Outstanding work. I gotta get me one of those.

Mark, thanks. I must not be a good treadhead since I didn't know that. I just learned something today. Thanks Von. Those are the kit's tires. In fact, they gave me both rubber tires and plastic tires that needed to be cemented together in this kit. I opted for the rubber tires. On my missile truck, I only got the plastic tires.

Thanks Phil. I didn't think it was a "What If" since Germany did have these in the Luftwaffe before saending them to Spain. I was just never able to find any decent pics of one in German markings pre-delivery.So I winged it. In that sense, yeah, I guess it is a "what if". Looking forward to seeing the MiG in USAF Korean War markings. I've always wanted to do that as well.

Yeah, I'll see if I can do that. I doubt anything would come of it, but hey, one never knows.

Thanks Greg!

Thanks Gil! I like the MiG Mad Marine ones as well. Besides, I also like John Glenn too. Thank you again for the compliments. Thanks Von. Yeah, these are the kit decals. Aside from the stripes, they went on well.

Thanks Ed! I do appreciate that, especially coming from such a great modeler. I simply used the decals from the kit; he had no preference for any specific markings. I'll be deliveringn itr on Saturday or Sunday. Thanks Gil! He sure enjoyed the F-102 I'd built for him before.As for 1/48 being my true calling, I don't think so. I enjoy 1/72 scale too much. One of my biggest frustrations with this model is that it took so long because of all the extra parts and detail to attend too! I'lll be happy to go back to my favorite scale.

Thanks Mark. I have to reveal my ignorance here. Which one is the TUA? I know all of them by different names. I have four more armor models in progress; hope to have more pics to post soon. Stay tuned.

Here are the two aircraft I managed to get done in the last couple weeks. This first one is the Fujimi 1/72 scale F-86 F Sabre Jet "MiG Mad Marine" I finally got it built up after some bothersome roadblocks. This next model is the old Matchbox 1/72 scale Heinkel He-70 that I won in the Phoenix Nationals raffle. I added some old German decals to it, otherwise I just built it OOB. This one's for you Phoenix guys!! Thanks! Well, that's all for now. I hope to have more aircraft finished soon, so stay tuned. Mean while, for those who also like armor, feel free to check out the Armor Forums for my latest completed armor. Thanks all for looking and comments are welcome.